Question $29$

What is the trade$-$off between the credibility of alliances and keeping control of alliance partners?

the greater the integrity of the alliance partners, the less control the alliance has over those allies

the more discretion an ally has in honoring the alliance, the less credibility the alliance has

the more ability an ally has to enforce compliance, the less credible the alliance is

alliance partners with bigger militaries are easier to control but are usually unreliable